William Wesley & Son

active late 19th - early 20th century

Explore Selected Works

See all 81 works of art
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis), c. 1575/1590s, bound volume of 78 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of ink inscriptions on paper; 2 plates (III, IV) with gold border only (80 total decorated pages), Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel · c. 1575/1590s · bound volume of 78 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of ink inscriptions on paper; 2 plates (III, IV) with gold border only (80 total decorated pages) ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 47: A Dragonfly (Banded Darter?), Grasshopper, Houseflies, a Carrion Beetle, a Flower Longhorn Beetle, and Other Insects, c.1575/1590s, watercolor, dragonfly wings, and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.48

Plate 47: A Dragonfly (Banded Darter?), Grasshopper, Houseflies, a Carrion Beetle, a Flower Longhorn Beetle, and Other Insects

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor, dragonfly wings, and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.48

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 77: Dotted Bee Fly with a White Flower, a Mayfly, a Blue Weevil, and Other Insects, c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.78

Plate 77: Dotted Bee Fly with a White Flower, a Mayfly, a Blue Weevil, and Other Insects

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.78

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 2: Maddalena and Enrico, the Children of Pedro González (Petrus Gonsalvus), c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.3

Plate 2: Maddalena and Enrico, the Children of Pedro González (Petrus Gonsalvus)

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.3

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 40: Eight Spiders, Including a Cross Spider, with an Egg Sac, c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.41

Plate 40: Eight Spiders, Including a Cross Spider, with an Egg Sac

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.41

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 41: Yellow Spider Surrounded by Eight Spiders, c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.42

Plate 41: Yellow Spider Surrounded by Eight Spiders

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.42

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 72: Shield Bug, Cinnamon Bug, Wasp, and Other Insects, c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.73

Plate 72: Shield Bug, Cinnamon Bug, Wasp, and Other Insects

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.73

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 39: Eight Spiders, c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.40

Plate 39: Eight Spiders

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.40

Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 70: A Roach Surrounded by Insects, c.1575/1590s, watercolor and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.71

Plate 70: A Roach Surrounded by Insects

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.71

Joris Hoefnagel, Blue Underwing Moth and Spurge Hawk Moth (plate 25 from Ignis), c.1575/1590s, watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5.26

Blue Underwing Moth and Spurge Hawk Moth (plate 25 from Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s · watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5.26